Women of Web 2.0, April 10, 2007 Tuesday night

Here is the agenda of our show! We were able to discuss our way through the whole show agenda!

Great job Vicki moderating.

The Horizon Report 2007 states that virtual worlds are going to be a significant trend on college campuses in the next 1-5 years but there are some educators already doing it.

The GuestsBeth Ritter-Guth is a pioneer who is teaching literature in Second Life (SL). (Shakespeare in SL, to "prim or not to prim?") She has taught me so much and is very patient! We have a lot to learn from her.

Dr. Allan Webb is the founder of literaryworlds.org and has an amazing story to tell about how a difficult book became very teachable in a 3D environment.

This is not technology focused as both of our interviewees are teaching literature! It will be exciting!

We have agendas for these shows. I'm going to share a pared down version with you:

WOW2 April 10, 2007 Agenda: The Potential for Virtual Worlds in Teaching

First 5 minutes - our WOW's of the week (where we share the coolest new stuff we've found!)

I. Guest Intro (Brief bio, what doing now, and how they first got into virtual worlds and what they do now in virtual worlds.)

II. The current uses of virtual worlds in teachingObservations from those who are doing it.Dr. Webb -- How he first started literary worlds and the improvements he saw.Beth - How she first started using second life and she you uses it in the classroom now.

III. Where do you see this going?Beth - What do you think can be done in SL or other worlds that will help teaching? Are you seeing things happen in SL that will change things?Dr. Webb - Where do you see sites like virtual worlds going in the future?Beth's response

IV. Current Trends and Reports and your Reactions -The Horizon Report 2007 listed virtual worlds and massive multiplayer gaming as becoming important parts of the college educational experience in the next 1-5 years? Do you agree with the time frame? Do you think college profs will agree or disagree with this?

A new report has emerged questioning the validity of software in helping achievement... do you think this has the potential to also stymie the growth of virtual worlds and give ammunition to the incredulous?

V. SafetySL and Teenagers -- What can we do to safely use this tool. Beth, let's start with you, we want the audience to understand the issues about bringing K-12 into SL and the limitations.Dr. Webb - are there safety issues in virtual worlds?

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: oh, hello, the chat is going, the webstream is going, and I am archiving tonight, good thing Jeff.

Vicki Davis -> EdTechTalk: Hello everyone!

mmiller -> EdTechTalk: No echo here

ElenaW -> EdTechTalk: Hi

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: okay thanks

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: hello everyone!

Vicki Davis -> EdTechTalk: Hello, large room tonight! How exciting!

Cathye -> EdTechTalk: Hello everybody

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: teachers.yahoo.com

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: awesome

Vicki Davis -> EdTechTalk: Vinnie I thought you wouldn't make it tonight!?

Vicki Davis -> EdTechTalk: Glad you could make it.

Larry.Carlton -> EdTechTalk: hi Dr. T

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: ROFL

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: Welcome SLedders!!!!

Larry.Carlton -> EdTechTalk: hi dawn

paulson -> EdTechTalk: Dr.T I think I am on. I am hearing about Women of the WEb

paulson -> EdTechTalk: Hi Larry

CLykowski -> EdTechTalk: hello

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: hello!!!

vinnie v -> EdTechTalk: Hey Vicki, my daughter had to make up a driver's ed class which I had to reshedule due to an overwhelming amount of homework. My wife still hasn't come home, as she has just completed her first tech rehearsal for the musical she is doing this weekend

jutecht -> EdTechTalk: I'm trying to get the audio now...we'll see how it works

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: Kcz what is your ????

jutecht -> EdTechTalk: Hi andy!

andy -> EdTechTalk: Vicki, the video is on the way.

Jeanne -> EdTechTalk: I went to Second Life once, and it was rather overwhelming!

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: chanel a edtechtalk

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: Jeanne I agree

kczarnec -> EdTechTalk: can we request a particular book to have a scene created in literary worlds?

sharonp -> EdTechTalk: Jeff, discovered your web . vid on youtube and have embedded in a wiki presentation I am making at a conference next week

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: jeanne go to SL on a tour with others, it is more relaxing

cheri toledo -> EdTechTalk: I really liked flying best :D

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: cheri have you been biking yet?

ElenaW -> EdTechTalk: How do you go on a tour of SL?

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: Grins I think I took Jeanne on a tour

Jeanne -> EdTechTalk: Cheryl, that's on my list of things to do when I have some free time! (next year, maybe? ha!)

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: Elena I take tours

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: I give tours

Vicki Davis -> EdTechTalk: Beth sets them up sometime, we can ask her if she'll set one up - Jen has set them up before too!

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: and so does Beth

Jeanne -> EdTechTalk: Jennifer, I haven't been on a tour yet.

sharonp -> EdTechTalk: Touring is the best way to see it

ElenaW -> EdTechTalk: Good

kczarnec -> EdTechTalk: cool-okay

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: KCZ - I will ask

kczarnec -> EdTechTalk: oh-okay-ty

kczarnec -> EdTechTalk: I work at a public library that has a partnership (in the library-we have two large theaters) with a children's theatre and they put on performances throughout the year-what if literary worlds could create a scene based on one of the performances?

Jeanne -> EdTechTalk: That sounds so cool!

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: your ??? is in the que KCZ

kczarnec -> EdTechTalk: k

mmiller -> EdTechTalk: I think I saw an advertisement for a Ruby Payne virtual school program that sounds like something like SL

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: that sounds like a great idea,to have a childrens theater

mmiller -> EdTechTalk: Is anyone familar with that?

kczarnec -> EdTechTalk: yes-it rocks :)

mmiller -> EdTechTalk: I didn't think anything of it at the time but I will have to look into that now

andy -> EdTechTalk: Is Jeff still in the room?

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: YUP

jutecht -> EdTechTalk: I'm here

andy -> EdTechTalk: Jeff, you live in China, right?

jutecht -> EdTechTalk: Yep...in the middle of teaching th grade tech

jutecht -> EdTechTalk: we're playing with images in Fireworks

andy -> EdTechTalk: That's so sweeet.

andy -> EdTechTalk: What time is it?

jutecht -> EdTechTalk: :am Wed morning

jutecht -> EdTechTalk: You're a lot older on this site of the world. :)

Jeanne -> EdTechTalk: What is Fireworks?

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: KCZ Alan is answering your ???? NOW

Cheryl wow -> EdTechTalk: Jeff you are a lot wiser then.

andy -> EdTechTalk: Neat. IN a few hours when Wednesday is over can you let me know what stocks to pic?

charbeck -> EdTechTalk: It works just like powerpoint to my knowledge. but it is . so you store it with them, you get some interacive buttons. go to math.blogspot.com and two students created a spresent. you will see it in action

sharonp -> EdTechTalk: thanks, Chris!

CLykowski -> EdTechTalk: ok I tried hardline and still crashed any ideas

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: hmmm

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: skype me after this and I will walk you through

BethRitterGuth -> EdTechTalk: my skype id is bethritterguth

CLykowski -> EdTechTalk: Thanks Beth

sharonp -> EdTechTalk: yes, we learn from our mistakes - but we are RISK-TAKERS so that we can bring excellence to the learning experience

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: Kelly your ???? is being answered right now

cheri toledo -> EdTechTalk: sharon, did you see my last blog post on being a risk taker?

JenniferWagner -> EdTechTalk: I will be happy to let you browse the Pied Piper literary world. Send me an email, and I'll send you a character name and password. The expected audience for this online learning activity is the K- teacher and the college professor. The following categories can be considered subjects under which the online literary world might qualify as a useful learning tool: * literary studies of any sort * children's literature * story telling devices of any kind * analytical and critical thinking skills * geography * history * culture * inter textual relationships (this is not reduced only to books, but includes all story telling devices such as television, songs, drama, dance in short, all of the fine arts that can incorporate any form of communication) You may contact me at blue@charter.net.

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